Minutes
Minutes
of Meeting – 26th May 2022 at 7pm
Greenvale West Community Centre ~ 7 Ventura
Way, Greenvale
and Via Zoom
Attendance
(In Person):
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Tamara Nolan |
Caroline Dowling |
Stephen Woodhams |
Richard Baron |
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Cr Joseph Haweil |
Cr Chris Hollow |
Cr Jim Overend |
James McNulty |
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Kat Attana |
Mark Busuttil |
Joan Audino |
Srilal Wijesingha |
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Kirsty Lincoln |
John Psikarauil |
Katrina Newman |
Tony and Nancy Allingham |
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Jeena Robin |
Linda Sirim |
Robin Joseph |
Carmel and Joe Ellul |
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Kon Papadakis |
Maria Fargher |
Stephen Micallef |
Luke Ryan |
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Wayne Wright |
Claudia Salustro |
Riad Kalandos |
Sam Datavera |
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Imran Rasheed |
Joe Papley |
Terrie Giancola |
David and Maria Ferriggi |
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Faizal Kuniyil |
Joseph Mammone |
Kate Brejza |
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Apologies
if I have typed anyone’s name incorrectly.
Attendance
(Online):
|
Gracie Lolicato |
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Apologies if we missed anyone’s name that
was online.
Apologies:
|
Vivien Miles |
Cr Karen Sherri |
Tim Staker-Gunn |
Jamie Gray |
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Liz Tekonopolous |
D.Schudmak |
Josie Crisara |
Luke Pualic |
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Neal Ardeljan |
Kerry Ventura |
Mayor Carly Moore |
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Acknowledgment
of Country
Minutes
of the last meeting:
Tamara
reviewed the previous minutes. The minutes of the last meeting were accepted as
a true record.
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Moved |
Stephen Woodhams |
Seconded |
Richard Baron |
Correspondence:
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Incoming |
Out Going |
Notes |
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Mail |
0 |
0 |
- |
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Email |
12 |
15 |
- |
Treasurer
Report:
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Notes |
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Opening balance: |
$1,998.89 |
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Expenses: |
- |
No Expenses |
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Closing balance |
$1,998.89 |
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President’s
Report:
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Greenvale West Community Centre (7 Ventura Way,
Greenvale) is our new meeting location.
·
Thank you to Hume City Council (HCC)
Councillor, Joseph Haweil for assisting the Greenvale Residents’ Association (GRA)
to obtain a fee waiver of public liability insurance at the Greenvale
Recreation Centre.
·
Craigieburn West Precinct Structure Plan (PSP)
has been
approved. This means there will be 20,000 more homes built in Craigieburn.
·
Ros Spence Update:
o
200 new jobs on the way, these will be
created from the new Amazon sorting centre that is being built in Craigieburn.
o
Better bus bays for locals.
o
Greenvale Recreation Reserve play space
is now open.
o
Get Kids Active voucher can be applied for online.
o
Small Business Energy Saver program is
available
·
Community grants to make local roads
safer are now available.
Councillor
Report:
Cr Chris Hollow, Cr Jim Overend, Cr
Joseph Haweil:
·
Funds to duplicate 1.6 km of Mickleham
Road have been secured.
~ 104 million from the
State Government
~ 109 million from the
Federal Government
~ This will include traffic
lights at Aitken College and the removal of the roundabout at Somerton Rd
~ The council’s aim is
to get the whole of the road duplicated, and they will keep working on this
·
There have been numerous upgrades to
parks and playgrounds
·
Council endorsed the renaming of the
Normanby Drive Park in Greenvale to the Charlie Grech Reserve in honour and
recognition of Charlie’s contributions to the community. https://northern.starweekly.com.au/news/naming-honour-for-greenvale-stalwart/
·
Applications for community grants opened
today and are open for the next month.
Guest
Speaker ~ Joan Audino (Resident of Providence Estate)
Joan
is a resident of the Providence Estate who is concerned about the proposed
development of 56 town houses at 1090 Mickleham Road, Greenvale.
She
presented the following facts:
·
Pask had committed to ‘Activity/Shopping
Centre’ which was earmarked on the north west side along Mickleham Rd although
no plans have been submitted to Council as yet.
·
10 years ago, original sales brochures
reveal the whole of the stated land was marketed as residential house blocks.
·
The majority of houses on the estate are
house lots 12-16mt frontage/ average 500-600sq mt and some slightly larger
blocks that contain homes of varying design and sizes.
·
Currently, townhouses in Providence
overlook green spaces i.e. Napoli Park and the Greenvale Reservoir parkland.
There are no townhouses in Providence that directly overlook other dwellings.
·
Whilst the development plan is for
integrated medium density living, the number of proposed townhouses is extreme
and in direct contrast to the existing development.
·
Victorian State Government. plans also
clearly state that the land bordering Montenegro, Garibaldi and Bertini are
zoned ‘GRZ- General Residential’.
·
Pask have requested a waiver for
parking. There is no appropriate visitor parking and additional parked
cars will hinder visibility, add increased noise, road traffic, reduced road safety
for families and visual overcrowding. Reference to increased traffic on
Montenegro from -Aspect Horizon Blv if that extension is to take place in the
future.
·
Increased traffic flow particularly
entering and exiting Dellamore Rd –
o
the only road into the estate,
o
traffic congestion already exists on
Dellamore and Mickleham roads and traffic coming from other estates to Aitken
school back gate.
o
Traffic on Mickleham Rd is already at dangerous
levels and will continue to increase and impact on the flow of traffic without
the extra 120 or so, cars in the estate.
·
Hume Planning Scheme –Schedule 15 to
clause 43.04 Development Plan Overlay has not been adhered to. Hume City Council has a responsibility to
residents to ensure this is not overturned. Furthermore, Council policy states
that “C238. Plans should seek to achieve a development density of 15 lots per
hectare on the net developable residential land;”
·
Providence was and remains to be
marketed as a Premium Estate. Recent land sale price was up to $560,000.
We now face the reality that adjacent house prices on Montenegro Rd and
surrounds may decrease in value with an over-supply of smaller townhouse
dwellings which may not reflect the needs of the current purchaser profile in
the estate.
·
Infrastructure- Neither Providence nor
surrounding estates provide good access to services, shopping centres, jobs and
public transport within walking distance, paths and bike lanes on Mickleham Rd
as per (HDS) therefore this current plan, without the completion of the Activity
Centre is underdeveloped and inappropriate for this fast developing / growing
North Greenvale population.
·
We know that funding for road
infrastructure is in progress but dual carriageway plans stop at
Dellamore/Greenvale Gardens intersection which is totally inadequate and will
further impact on congestion within Providence and the surrounding estates.
Joan
feels that:
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Pask Group has deceived many residents
through their aggressive marketing and sales pitch which had committed to an ‘Activity/Shopping
Centre’. The proposed plan change is
morally wrong and has caused unprecedented stress for many of the Providence
Estate residents and adjoining Estates.
·
This development plan is totally
unacceptable and does not take into consideration that current residents paid a
premium and the cost and efforts to conform to Pask’s rigid building
requirements/Principles and of Design.
·
The proposed 2 story attached medium
rise dwellings will diminish the character of the area. They will significantly alter the fabric of
the area and amount to serious ‘cramming’ in what is a low-density area.
·
There will be a lack of privacy- If this
plan is approved, it will certainly impact on the privacy of current detached
residences nearby.
Note: HCC Housing Diversity Strategy, clearly states that the whole of
Providence Estate is classed as a ‘Limited Change Area’. With the exception on
the NW boundary on Mickleham Rd- the ‘Activity Centre’ (i.e. proposed Shopping
Centre) adjoined by a very small area beside this for ‘Moderate Change Area’
(ref. Hume Housing Diversity Strategy, P34)
·
Overcrowding- Pask Group has disregarded
the (HCCHDS) classification of ‘LIMITED CHANGE’ in Providence Estate. In this
instance, 56 2/3 bedroom townhouses. In reality, they have now created a ‘multi
medium density ‘public housing style’ concept ‘with narrow lane ways and no
public green space. The townhouses are neither suitable nor characteristic of
the Greenvale Urban Greenbelt.
·
The neighbourhood pride, character and
harmony will decline with the possibility of tenanted dwellings, transient
renters and low socio /public /social housing tenants. One estate agent admitted the existing
investor of the single level dwellings on Venezia Promenade were difficult to
sell due primarily to tenant’s lack of responsibility for visual maintenance.
It remains an issue for residents as owners live o/seas.
In conclusion, Joan is requesting the
development plans be looked at as ‘a whole ‘that is Activity Centre, Future
Development areas and 56 Townhouses; and are subject to the requirements of
Master Plan for Estates/Hume diversity Planning Scheme before ANY decisions are
made.
The lack of appropriate infrastructure
needs to be seriously assessed in light of this and future proposals.
Pask need to define their vision and
submit plans for the documented ‘Future Development’. However, Council still
has a responsibility to residents to ensure they stringently follow VicRoads Planning,
Hume Design Strategy /Housing Plans with strong consideration of Pask’s
unethical marketing promises.
She asks that HCC strongly reject the
issuing of a permit to Pask Group for any development of Townhouses on
Montenegro Rd and support current owners both morally and ethically as the plan
does not:
1)
Protect or reflect the existing resident
values and expectations
2)
It does not represent the essence or
character of Greenvale being rural Green Belt.
3)
Residents do not want this style of
development to set a precedent for future developers in Hume as it will
undermine the Green Wedge image of Greenvale.
Council
Haweil suggested that residents and locals to the area could put in an
objection to council. This can be a simple email to contactus@hume.vic.gov.au with the subject line to include 'Submission
to reference number P24449' mentioning that you wish to raise an
objection and a list of your objection points.
Ensure you include your contact details so that the council can contact
you and let you know which council meeting the issue will be raised at and you
can then attend the meeting.
Perhaps
a legal class action against the developer could be explored. It was suggested to get in contact with our
local member Ros Spence or put pressure on the PASK group by reaching out to A
Current Affair.
A
subcommittee was formed, headed up by Joan Audino and Kat Attana. If you would like to get involved, contact
the GRA3059@gmail.com and we will put you in touch.
Funding
Opportunities ~ Gracie Lolicato
Gracie
Lolicato is a local resident who has a background in journalism and extensive
experience in writing grants. She has
offered to assist with funding opportunities for local community projects and
would love the opportunity to work with us.
Community project allow us to work together, build community spirit, and
involve young people to leave a lasting impression on our community.
If
anyone has any ideas and would like to work with Gracie, please email Tamara at
GRA3059@gmail.com and she will pass your details on.
General
Business
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Meeting
Closed at 8:30 pm
Next Meeting
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25 August 2022,
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25 November 2022.
